Egypt vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Population ages 20-24, female
Egypt
4.85 million
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa
61.41 million
in 2025
Egypt rank
13th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
14th
Population ages 20-24, female over time
- Egypt
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 61.41 million against 4.85 million in Egypt, a difference of 56.56 million.
That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 12.7 times Egypt's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.
Egypt ranks 13th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 14th of 218 countries.
Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.12 million | 10.98 million | 9.86 million | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 1970s | 1.69 million | 14.16 million | 12.47 million | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 1980s | 2.18 million | 19.43 million | 17.25 million | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 1990s | 2.79 million | 26.32 million | 23.52 million | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2000s | 3.78 million | 35.43 million | 31.65 million | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2010s | 4.27 million | 45.93 million | 41.67 million | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2020s | 4.64 million | 57.12 million | 52.47 million | Sub-Saharan Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 20-24, female, Egypt or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Sub-Saharan Africa, at 61.41 million against 4.85 million in Egypt as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 20-24, female between Egypt and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 56.56 million, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for population ages 20-24, female?
- Egypt ranks 13th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 14th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects, published as Population ages 20-24, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Female population between the ages 20 to 24.